Sure about your weight? I´m at 110 kilos, but for a 180 kg guy this board would be small.
Guess you´re at 180lbs... I also found the stock fin too small with that sailsize (7.4m) at my weight. it needs to be on speed to work. try to bear off more to gain speed before you start pointing. there was info somewhere on the forum that the painting on the fin causes bad performance. i´ve not yet sanded mine, so i can´t tell if it works.
if you could get your hands on them, check any of the lessacher weed fins. they´re really hard to spin out. they come with a rake of 45 degrees, which makes the board more "directional". nearmost all the fins of Wolfgang work good in choppy conditions, the true speedfins maybe not (i´ve never tried them so far). But the Chameleon, Formula Duo and the newer "le wo duo speed wide rake 30" are good in rough water states. i think more "prominent members" like ed sinofski, juri munkki or roger jackson will agree to that if asked.

i´m not sure if i make it to the water again this year, since my steamer is pinspotted all over and it starts to get colder rapidly. so i´m not able to promise you the test. but if it´s done. i´ll keep you informed....

18th October 2008 03:18 AM

Unregistered

I am 180 kgs, have an S-type 104 with the stocker drake freeride flow.
I need more lift and when sailing with a 7.2 there just not enoigh lateral resistance and lift till the fins cavitates and spins out ...
keep me posted with you findings.

17th October 2008 02:10 PM

toddewoell

Fins tested

Hi,
recently managed to test the board with larger and other fin.
It were marginal conditions to put me on the plane with 7.4m sail...
First tried the "extreme" Way with a drake shallow 410, didn´t work quite well but it took the pressure. next try on a 32cm lessacher duo rake 30 wide, same problems as with the original fin, tail fading away. at last on a 35cm lessacher duo rake 30 wide, which worked as i wanted the board to behave.(Thanks to Wolfgang for letting this precious items to me for the test) The fin delivers good lift plus a good amount of directional stability (which i personally prefer, cause i´m not a trickster)
since i had limited transport space for my quiver on that day, i had no other (slalom) fins with me to test them. but will do that next time. But more keen to see how the 32cm works in the stype 104...

regards, thorsten

14th July 2008 01:28 PM

toddewoell

strap position

there is no 3 strap setting, which you can find easily in the product photo.
it has slightly off-centered back-straps, since the tail is wide.
could´t test yet, work sucks...

regards thorsten

10th July 2008 06:45 PM

Farlo

That's good question. Additionaly, with an ex-centered strap position, Tuttle box and ~46 cm OFO, the 122 may accept even longer fins than 42.

10th July 2008 05:28 PM

Pacs

One question about Kombat Tufskin

hi thorsten,

Does the kombat tufskin has the "3 strap" set like freewave boards?

Im talking about a back and centered 3 straps set, not the forwarded/begginer set.

Regards,

Paco

10th July 2008 07:33 AM

Unregistered

big finned kombat

keep us posted how she works with the bigger fin!!
as it could be info that will lead me to buy one.

shredulato

8th July 2008 08:10 PM

toddewoell

Hi Farlo,
will give my 41 Slalom fin a try next time...

regards

thorsten

7th July 2008 06:12 PM

Farlo

Hello, with your weight and a well powered 7.5 the ideal fin(s) are in the 40+ range. 42 is the recommended max. size for the Kombat 122, I guess you can give it a try. Obviously you won't get the same than with your Sonic, but it should improve a bit.

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